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Ladislaus of Ilok (in Latin sources ''Ladislaus de Wylak'', ''de Illoch'', ''de Voilack'', , ; born c. mid-14th century – died 1418) was a CroatoHungarian
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, a member of the Iločki noble family (). He held the dignity of Ban of Macsó (Mačva) (1402–1403 and 1410–1418), as well as župan (ispán, count) of Baranya,
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,
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,
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and Tolna in the associated kingdoms Hungary and Croatia.


Biography

He was born in the mid-14th century as the son of Bartol II (Bartholomew) of
Ilok Ilok () is the easternmost town in Croatia forming a geographic salient surrounded by Vojvodina. Located in the Syrmia region, it lies on the Fruška Gora hill overlooking the Danube river, which forms the border with the Bačka region of Serbi ...
(†1393). He had a brother, Mirko (Emeric) (†1419). First mentioned in 1395 in a document issued by Nitra Cathedral
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, Ladislaus was the owner of Lack estate at the village of
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(southwestern
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). In 1400 he moved, together with his brother, to
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. Ladislaus was appointed as Ban of Macsó by King
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in September 1402. He served in this capacity alongside John Maróti. During the period of dynastic struggles between
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and Sigismund of Luxembourg at the beginning of the 15th century, which sparked into a nationwide rebellion against the monarch in 1403, Ladislaus, retaining his position, sided with Ladislaus of Naples, but, after Sigismund's victory, he swore loyalty and reconciled with the King. He became one of ten barons to be members of Sigismund's
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, the King's Council. Ladislaus was granted amnesty upon the intervention of Nicholas Garai and the payment of 12,000 golden florins to the royal treasury. The brothers Ladislaus and Emeric served as Bans of Macsó from 1410 to 1418. Besides their dignity in the royal court, the brothers served as župan/župan (ispán, count) of Baranya,
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,
Srijem Syrmia (Ekavian sh-Latn-Cyrl, Srem, Срем, separator=" / " or Ijekavian sh-Latn-Cyrl, Srijem, Сријем, label=none, separator=" / ") is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is div ...
, Tolna and
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County. Ladislaus' seat was in
Ilok Ilok () is the easternmost town in Croatia forming a geographic salient surrounded by Vojvodina. Located in the Syrmia region, it lies on the Fruška Gora hill overlooking the Danube river, which forms the border with the Bačka region of Serbi ...
(Újlak) and
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(Raholca). He also possessed the castle of
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(present-day Hlohovec in
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). His wife was Ana Štiborić (Stiboricz), a daughter of Štibor Štiborić, who was a powerful aristocrat of
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and a close friend of King Sigismund. The couple had five children: Ivan III (John), Stjepan III (Stephen), Petar (Peter), Pavao (Paul) and Nikola V (Nicholas), but not all of them reached
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. Ladislaus was last mentioned in documents in February 1418 (his brother Emeric appears as sole Ban of Macsó in contemporary records already in April 1418). He was succeeded by his surviving sons Stjepan III and Nikola V.


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Ladislaus of Ilok biography Ladislaus in the House of Ilok family treeThe activities of the brothers Ladislav and Mirko Iločki and their contribution to the construction of Ilok as their residenceLadislaus' wife Anna and her 'Polish' influence upon the Dukes of Ilok heraldic heritageList of Bans of Mačva (Macso)
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14th-century Croatian nobility 15th-century Croatian nobility 15th-century Hungarian nobility Iločki, Ladislav Iločki, Ladislav History of Slavonia History of Syrmia Bans of Macsó 14th-century births 1418 deaths Year of birth uncertain